Treatment of electrical burns of the mouth

A study is made of 58 cases of burns produced in the mouth by electricity in which the authors assess the possible advantages and disadvantages of three kinds of treatment: conservative, surgical after debridement and early or primary surgical. The different kinds of treatment are considered to be suitable, depending upon the type of lesion. In the slight cases, good results are obtained with conservative treatment. In serious cases, with important destruction of the lips or the tongue, our experience favours surgery which should be performed very early whenever possible. The results obtained enable us to reach the conclusion that surgery allows the problem of burns produced in the mouth by electricity to be resolved in less time, with a shorter stay in hospital fewer surgical operations and better final results than conservative treatment.